Maryland Risk Management Education Podcast

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Bart Fischer, Co-Director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center and a Research Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, to discuss a report his center recently released looking at the proposed changes to the estate tax and capital gains taxes. Materials discussed: Outlaw, J., B. Fischer, H. Bryant, J. Raulston, G. Knapek, and B. Herbst. Economic Impacts of the Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion Act and the For the 99.5 Percent Act on AFPC’s Representative Farms and Ranches (AFPC Research Report 21-01, 2021). For the 99.5 Percent Act (S.994)  Sensible Taxation and 5 Equity Promotion Act of 2021 If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses a decision out of Mississippi involving the use of scare guns by agricultural producers. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. City Ordinances, Scare Guns, and Right-to-Farm Laws (Sept. 16, 2015). Goeringer, Paul. More on Scare Guns and the Right-to-Farm Law (April 13, 2021). Goeringer, Paul. Supreme Court of Mississippi Finds Use of Scare Guns Falls Under the Right-to-Farm Law (May 25, 2021) Goeringer and Lynch. Understanding Agricultural Liability: Maryland’s Right-to-Farm Law Can Limit Liability for Maryland Farm, Commercial Fishing, and Seafood Operators. (UME Sept. 2017). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent federal district court decision out of North Carolina that allows trespass and negligence claims against Murphy-Brown and Smithfield to continue. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. Federal Judge Allows New Lawsuit to Continue Against Smithfield and Murphy-Brown (May 4, 2021). Goeringer and Lynch. Understanding Agricultural Liability: Maryland’s Right-to-Farm Law Can Limit Liability for Maryland Farm, Commercial Fishing, and Seafood Operators. (UME Sept. 2017). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses a decision out of Wisconsin involving a town ordinance limiting the use of scare guns by agricultural producers. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. City Ordinances, Scare Guns, and Right-to-Farm Laws (Sept. 16, 2015). Goeringer, Paul. More on Scare Guns and the Right-to-Farm Law (April 13, 2021). Goeringer and Lynch. Understanding Agricultural Liability: Maryland’s Right-to-Farm Law Can Limit Liability for Maryland Farm, Commercial Fishing, and Seafood Operators. (UME Sept. 2017). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, follow him on Instagram, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent Circuit Court ruling that required the Maryland Department of the Environment to take into account gaseous emissions of ammonia in the AFO General Discharge permit. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. Maryland Circuit Court Judge Reverses Final Maryland AFO Permit  (Mar. 23, 2021). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent Court of Special Appeals of Maryland decision that highlights the interplay between the Public Service Commission and a county in the development of utility-scale solar energy facilities. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. County Granting Special Exception for Solar Development Did Not Create a Vested Right (Mar. 3, 2021). Previous Maryland Risk Management Education Blog posts on solar.   If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541. This work is supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, grant no. 2020-68006-31182/project accession no. 1022637, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

In this episode, Paul discusses the final hemp rule recently published by USDA.  The rule is currently under a 60-day hold for review and we will have to wait and see if additional changes will happen.  Note from Paul: since publishing this USDA has allowed the final rule to go into effect after the internal review. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. 0.3 percent of what? Pay attention to changes in the new state hemp production plan (Aug. 4, 2020). Goeringer, Paul. Final Hemp Rule Published by USDA but Could Potentially Change (Feb. 19, 2021) If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541. This is material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2018-70027-28588.

In this episode, Paul discusses a Maryland workers' compensation decision involving a poultry farm manager being found not to be the co-employee of both the farm owner and Tyson Farms, Inc. Materials discussed in this episode: Goeringer, Paul. Maryland Court of Appeals Finds Farm Manager is not a Joint Employee of Poultry Integrator(Dec. 8, 2020) Goeringer, Paul. Maryland Court Rules Poultry Farm Manager Is Co-Employee of Integrator in Workers’ Compensation Case (Dec. 30, 2019). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul is joined again by Andew Branan, JD, Assistant Extension Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, to discuss the recent decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in the North Carolina Hog Farm Litigation. If you have questions for Professor. Branan, please email him here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul is joined by Tiffany Lashmet from Texas AgriLife Extension to discuss the top legal issues in agriculture for 2020.  This is a joint podcast with Ag Law in the Field. Top legal issues discussed in the podcast are: Goeringer, Paul. Dicamba Legal Update On the Ninth Circuit And What Is Going On With the Drift Class Action (Aug. 2, 2020). Goeringer, Paul. Court of Appeals Finds Indiana Hog Farm Entitled to Right-to-Farm Defense, Upholding Its Constitutionality (May 11, 2019). Lashmet, Tiffany. Appellate Court Affirms Liability in North Carolina Nuisance Case; Smithfield Announces Settlement (Dec. 7, 2020). Lashmet, Tiffany. Does the Clean Water Act Apply to Groundwater? (March 19, 2018). Lashmet, Tiffany. Navigable Waters Protection Rule (aka the New WOTUS Rule) (Sept. 28, 2020). Lashmet, Tiffany. US Supreme Court Decides Maui County Clean Water Act Case (April 27. 2020). If you have questions for Tiffany, you can email her here or tweet her at @TiffDowell.  If you have questions for Pau

In this episode, Paul is joined again by Michael Fielding, Partner, Husch Blackwell, to discuss the recent demand letters that many dairy producers received from ASK on potential preferential payments made by Dean Foods to the farmers. If you have questions for Mr. Fielding, please email him here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses a recent column he did for the American Agriculturist magazine on the 5 steps you should consider when finding and interviewing an attorney. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, 5 steps to find the right attorney for your needs (Farm Progress, 2020). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses what should go into considerations for hunting leases. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, Hunting Leases: Checklist for Those Considering a Hunting Lease (AREC 2015). Kayes, Jonathan, Landowner Liability and Recreational Access (UME, 2008). Lashmet, Tiffany, Texas Hunting Lease Checklist (TAMU Agrilife Extension, 2014). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses the recent ruling by the 9th Circuit remanding the registration for Enlist Duo back to EPA to provide more reasoning on the impact of the pesticide's usage on target areas to milkweed.  This ruling comes in a string of rulings that have impacted pesticide usage in the U.S. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, Appeals Court Remands Enlist Duo Registration to EPA But Does Not Vacate (AREC 2020). Rollins, Brigit, Court Concludes: Enlist Duo Registration Upheld (National Ag Law Center, 2020). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses the recent final regulation announced by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to update the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).  This update will have an impact on agriculture. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, CEQ Finalizes First Update to the National Environmental Policy Act Since 1978 (AREC 2020). Rollins, Brigit, Jumping the Gun? Government Says NEPA Challenges are Premature (National Ag Law Center, 2020). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Bailey Norwood, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on ag supply chains. If you have questions for Bailey, you can email him here.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541. 

In this episode, Paul discusses recent updates in the area of dicamba with the EPA vacatur of the registration for three dicamba-based herbicides and the class action settlement in the drift suits. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, Dicamba Legal Update: What Is Going On In the Ninth Circuit And What Is Going On With the Drift Class Action (AREC 2020). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul discusses how MD's proposed hemp plan would change the definition of what is considered hemp and why that change is needed to comply with federal law. Materials discussed in this episode:  Goeringer, Paul, 0.3 percent of what? Pay attention to changes in the new state hemp production plan (AREC 2020). If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul follow him on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

In this episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Justin Benavidez, Assistant Professor – Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and Dr. Charley Martinez, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, to discuss recent developments in the cattle markets including a discussion on the ongoing investigations by the federal government. This podcast episode includes two firsts with mentions of Dr. Wade Brorsen and Dr. David Anderson. If you have questions for Dr. Benavidez, please email him here. or tweet him at @AmarilloAgEcon and for Dr. Martinez, please email him here or tweet him at @FarmMgt.  If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.

Paul gets to take the week off and Emily Zobel, Agriculture Senior Agent Associate, the University of Maryland Extension in Dorchester County, takes over the podcast to discuss farm stress and ways to manage stress. Materials discussed in this podcast: Farm Stress Management, University of Maryland Extension. You can contact Emily by emailing her here.  You can catch up on Emily's podcast for UME The Garden Thyme.